Where does “Sonkajärvi” come from?
Sonkajärvi (Finnish) comes from Hungarian sonka, from German Schinken, from Middle High German schinke, from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.
Ancestry of “Sonkajärvi”, step by step
Sonkajärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sonka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sonka | ham |
| 2 | German | Schinken | ham, pork from the hindquarter; hams, buttocks |
| 3 | Middle High German | schinke | shank; shin bone; ham |
| 4 | Old High German | scinco | thigh |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skinkō | thigh, shank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinkô | thigh; shank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |